Telegram-herald., 1887-03-09
THE MODEL LAUNDRY
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sast bix steam l4aadfiss az sovpy dry
places. whers 40 attenllvs sbatsssF e iaid
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thsrs . - laundrssd. false Impression.
probably Foi from the average washdsy -
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lt l. not tfue VI cosrse. that al olE sisaui
laaDdfies sfe ul03ris 81 aesiurss aud Clean
liness. any more than it = Uue that Al
Uae locking residences would take
the PREMIUM Tor the cieanssi kitchen, out
tbs > ths i4alt Of The progie " l0 Fua t-stn
sud not simply tie nature of the business.
fOf if j. perhaps easier 20 keep q modern
equipped lsundry clean aud wholesome
than Il is big boarding house however
fashionable Il i run. Grsnd Rapids peol le
however have = different sna better imprss-
sion about . frst.eiass fuedcrn steam isun-
dry aud the excsllenoe OF The work done In
them since they were inYlted. some tw0
months $50, TO inspect every nook and cor
ner of the new and sup~fbly equipped
Amefican Steam Laundry 0f the hesss.
Otte Bros opposite Monumental Park,
which proved such a revelation and surprise
70 every body. Some very incredulOus
people. however we're 80 completely taken
back with the cleanliness aud wholesome
atmosphere pervsaing the place that they
had many nIisgivings - 70 how long II
would remain so. Well the American
Steam Laundry has been running now in the
new quarters over two months. doing large
aud steadily increasing business. and It's
beautifully finished office is Still neaier than
any bank. is ironing room still as clean as
any dining room. and is washing, drying
aud siarching room cleaner and more whole
some, PERHAPS, than the aversge kitchen.
Oi course. there are few. If any laundries
Ia the country 10 compare with the Ameri-
can Steam Laundry, either in ihe style oi
It's appointments character OF us equip
ment, or size OF the establish
ment: and after one inspects It's
equipment. Il is difficult 10 imagine how
human ingenuity can hope 20 still further
improve Laundry machinery. The most
suising feature about It's eqipment IS the
thoronghness o. its work. without The
slightest damage or wear and tear 10 the
most delicate fabric during. either the wash
ing. so called wringing. stArching. steam
drying or ironing processes. The so-cailed
wringing process in not wringng Al oil as one
UtUerstanue tle tffui lfpn bhs hboN
ledge of the ordinary clothes wringer. but
on the contrary. is done here by air blast on
the centrifugal principle. which does not
offer the slightest chance for wear and tear.
while IL carries OF al foul ocor
81 that after il comes from the steam
dryer the fabric j. as sweet and clesu
as when il lett the loom. The stmOphere 81
the room itself is kept free from all steam
ard disagreeable oiers arising from steam
ings seeds by a large s.eamposer exhaust
fa1, which assures perfect yennist on
aud constant supply OF fresh air. The
care exercised to have everything OF tx
best goes still furthers, FOR every drcr
of water used Is clears,i y.passing throul IA
X, at self cleaning litter. IL - no won
der, then. that the American Steam
Laundry does such superior work, foi
wherever one finds such scrupulous care
exercised even TO the least important
detail. there is where the best results are
s~ured. While everything seen here j. OF
the most improved type. it Is = somewhat
notable fact tha; il dos not material lesser
the number OF employees. st presen
| twenty-five people are employed here but
everything Is provided 10 lessen the actual
labor while obtsining the best results
| Take for instance. he Rspic
| Service Railway, for sending pack
/ ages from the Office 20 the marking depart
msnt, running almost the entire iengtu al
| the room. a distance OF l1) feet. while Il
| does not do away with single emp!oye Il
saves the one whose To- this extra work
would fall TO several miles 81 extra watkins
| daily. Nothing else. perhaps. will 81
! thoroughly convince the skepiics how ii'ti'
| charce there "a Ia this laundry TO damage
he z pest feeric. as the fact that not iittl'
/ OF the work Is the doing up 81 the finest
lace curta.ng for ell the leading drg gDpo
houses 10 the cily. where they readily be
! cOme 4ciied bv handling. Toe
Nessrs. Oiie Bros however. are desirOii
that every one shpuld Fes for ihemse.ve
| inst What r first class laundry j. ike aid J
| = therefore Jtheir earntsi wish that eyeIy
I, one viii rsssvd ii - his or hef special priyi
ese TO COME as often a. hey IKE 70 81
| how scrupuic uicusly clean and careful they
| turn orr oil l7unGrv work in tue hignes'
| style ~ the ~. and how sweet aud whole
some fhev manage 20 keep their perfectly
| appointed establishment.